beholden

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But detractors predict a partisan judiciary beholden to the ruling Morena party — and even more vulnerable to bribery and infiltration by organized crime.

From Los Angeles Times

Congress in the 1930s designed the FCC as an independent body, she said, rather than one beholden to the president.

From Los Angeles Times

He warns that this may put them "in a position where they're beholden to China".

From BBC

That may seem baffling, but at Monday’s press preview, Miller spoke about how figures praised as Black dandy icons are “still beholden to the whims of the institution.”

From Salon

She’s no longer the woman thrown to the floor and beholden to her abuse, as we see in flashbacks.

From Salon